The final member of DC Comics’ Trinity finally made her appearance yesterday in Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con and it’s evident that she has been sorely missed by everyone. That’s right, Wonder Woman is finally coming to the big screen and you can see her in all her glory!

Zack Snyder, director of Man of Steel, showed off a sneak preview clip of the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice movie, but it seems that his reveal of the first official photo of Gal Gadot in costume as the Amazon princess is hogging all the attention of both fans and the media alike. My first thought when I saw the photo was something along the lines of “Suck it” to all the people who vocally opposed her casting because she didn’t look like Wonder Woman.

Also, let the record show that I was also in full support of Evan Peters as Quicksilver when haters took to the web to voice their almost universal disapproval of his new look in the new X-Men film. But I digress; we’re talking about Wonder Woman.

There’s a reason why I believe her photo to be a bigger highlight than the clip of Batfleck – excuse me, Batman – and Superman: Wonder Woman hasn’t been seen on the big screen in decades. Furthermore, she has yet to receive a respectable on-screen adaptation, whereas both Bats and Supes have had multiple each. Her live action movies and TV shows were, shall we say, products of their time? No, that’s not right. They’re just not good. At all. Think of the Adam West Batman series but much, much lower quality.

This begs the question: Why hasn’t Wonder Woman, a principal characters in the DC universe, and for that matter one of the principal female characters in comics, received her due diligence in film as she has in print? The short answer: It’s hard to take her seriously. Whether it’s her Amazonian origins, her Lasso of Truth or her entire costume in general (it takes a real woman to fight bad guys in high heel boots), audiences have never really embraced her. It also probably doesn’t help that, unless you’re an avid comic reader, her motives for fighting crime and evil are a general mystery. Batman’s motive? Parents were killed before his eyes. Superman? “With great power comes great responsibility.” (Oh wait, that’s Spiderman. Pretty much the same though.) But Wonder Woman? I’ve got a vague notion of her motivations, but even I’m not entirely clear on them.

The jury is still out on whether Zack Snyder can faithfully adapt her character, but here’s hoping he and Godot can accomplish what previous attempts to adapt her character have failed to do up to this point and do her justice (pun intended). They’ve got the look down, so they’re off to a good start.. It’s time for another big name female hero to take the stage, because right now all women have to look forward to is Black Widow.

Man of Steel isn’t a bad movie. It is, however, fundamentally flawed and problematic in more ways than even I can comprehend. Zack Snyder making problematic choices in Superman vs Batman (that name alone!) as well as Justice League is too much for my fangirl brain to handle.

I’ve been burned too many times — Sucker Punch, Man of Steel — in hopes that a Snyder movie would be just as great as the trailer made it seem. Do I have faith that he can establish a DC cinematic universe that meets or exceeds the example of the MCU? No. If not for my lack of faith in his directing choices, then for the simple notion that Warner Bros. is so preoccupied in “catching up” with the MCU that it is failing to make any intriguing creative choices.

The only solace I found in the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne in the new DC cinematic universe was the possibility that he finally agreed to direct Justice League. With that hope slashed, my heart now smolders in disapproval over Batfleck. Perhaps my disdain will be all for naught, and Affleck executes a dynamic, true-to-the-spirit-of-Batman performance. Then again, perhaps a zombiepocalypse will end the world tomorrow.

Ray Fisher has been cast as Victor Stone a.k.a. Cyborg in Superman vs Batman. While Stone/Cyborg is a small part of the 2016 film, he will go on to become a member of the Justice League in the later eponymous film.

The cynic in me worries that the inclusion of Cyborg in Justice League means that we won’t be seeing John Stewart’s Green Lantern in the film. Akin to the New 52 original Justice League slate, apparently you can’t have two superheroes of color on the same superhero team. Does that mean that Snyder and Co. will reintroduce a new Hal Jordan? A different Green Lantern like Guy Gardner? Or perhaps skip over the Lantern Corps all together?

The world was ready for a solo Wonder Woman movie in 2005. The world was ready for a solo Wonder Woman in 1975. What Warner Bros. really means in stating “the world is ready” is studio executives now think fanboys and casual male audiences will see a Wonder Woman movie. Did you know action movies starring a female protagonist make money?!

No one wants a Wonder Woman movie more than I do. That being said, her story is a tough one to crack, especially as part of a semi-cohesive cinematic universe. While it boggles my mind that Warner Bros. would ever think audiences wouldn’t want a solo Wonder Woman movie, I do think patience in finding the right script and determining how well Gadot’s performance is in Superman vs Batman and Justice League is a smart movie.

Warner Bros. has other DC films like Shazam, Metal Men, 100 Bullets, and Fables in development — outside of the Justice League continuity.

This seems like an antiquated move — it doesn’t follow the all-consuming MCU model — but it could be a smart one. Fables is a rich, wondrous comic series by Bill Willingham featuring fairy tale characters secretly living in New York City. A slate of good Fables movies gives Warner Bros. an alternative if the DC cinematic universe fails and sets it apart from comparisons to TV shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time.

I thought my fury and rage over Man of Steel, Batfleck, and the overall direction of Warner Bros.-DC film plans would die down with time. I was wrong. The most frustrating part of all this hoopla is that I will be seeing all of these films regardless of whether I like them or not. For the sake of accuracy, I have to be informed about what exactly angers me. Oh the struggles of fandom.